Family

BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

Budgeting in the New Economy: Finance 101 for the Frum Family

In one of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan’s books on Jewish meditation, he asks where meditation is mentioned in the Torah. He…

CHANUKAH

Torah “R” Us: Are Too Many Toys Bad for Our Children?

By Jack (Yankl) Botwinik “Can we stop by the dollar store?” my nine-year-old pleads as we drive home from school.…

OPINION

The Making of a Mensch: Lessons from Tiger Mom

Psychologist Ivan Lerner argues that “Tiger Mom” may have a point after all As an educator and a clinical psychologist…

EDUCATION

Keeping Our Kids on the Derech

Today’s teens often passionlessly and passively go through the motions of living an Orthodox lifestyle. This is true even for…

OUTREACH

Reaching the iPod Generation

NCSY Regional Directors Share Strategies on Raising Children to Love Judaism Jewish Action interviewed NCSY regional directors across the country…

FAMILY

Why Aren’t Our Kids in Shul?

There is a disturbing phenomenon that we in the Modern Orthodox community don’t like to talk about: many of our…

FAMILY

Securing Your Home in an Insecure World

When I was growing up, I don’t recall hearing anything about drugs or adolescent suicide, which is now the third-leading…

FAMILY

The Primacy of the Jewish Family

              One of the major themes of this year’s Orthodox Union (OU) convention was…

RELATIONSHIPS

Shidduchim Go High-Tech

Technological developments are often aimed at solving the world’s great problems: feeding the hungry, reversing global warming, curing disease. But…

MARRIAGE

How to Make a Good Marriage Great

1. SPEND TIME TOGETHER Even ten minutes a day of uninterrupted time to touch base builds connection. Spending more time…

MARRIAGE

OU Marriage Survey: Do Frum Couples Have Happier Marriages?

As part of the Orthodox Union’s ongoing commitment to strengthen the Jewish family, the OU recently conducted an online international…

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